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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Create Legends</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Legend</span><span class="f_BodyText"> shape identifies colors and styles you have used to group other elements on the diagram. </span><span class="f_BodyText">You can use the Legend to assist in distinguishing different elements, connectors or systems on the diagram. </span><span class="f_BodyText">For example, the Legend could show that all elements concerned with the management system are shaded in blue, and all outcomes connectors are shown in red. The Legend displays as a key to the diagram, with the filled shape styles first and the lines and connector styles underneath.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="legend.png" width="143" height="171" border="0" alt="Legend"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You add a Legend to the diagram, then edit it to add Legend elements, which define the colors and styles used in the diagram.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Add a Legend</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To add a Legend to a diagram, drag the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Diagram Legend</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Common</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page of the Enterprise Architect UML </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> onto the diagram (or click on the</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New Diagram Legend</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span><span class="f_BodyText">icon (</span><img src="uml%20legend.png" width="24" height="25" border="0" alt="UML Legend"><span class="f_BodyText">) on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">UML Elements</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar, and click on the diagram).</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Legend</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog displays.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="legenddialog.png" width="361" height="345" border="0" alt="LegendDialog"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button. The Legend displays on the diagram as a simple rectangle.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="firstlegend.png" width="90" height="40" border="0" alt="Firstlegend"></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Edit a Legend</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To edit the Legend follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Double-click on the Legend, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click on the Legend and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> option from the context menu.</span></li>
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<p class="p_Bulletlist3"><span class="f_Bulletlist3">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Legend</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_Bulletlist3">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="legendproperties.png" width="356" height="339" border="0" alt="LegendProperties"><br>
<span class="f_Bulletlist3">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Legend</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog enables you to add, delete, modify or re-sequence Legend elements. Use the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Fill</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab to define the Legend elements for shapes, then click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Line</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab to define Legend elements for lines and connectors.</span></p>
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<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type the name of the Legend element; for example, </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Management System</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Help</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Use the drop-down arrows to select the fill color, line color and line thickness for the Legend element.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to save the Legend element. The element displays in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Fill</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> or</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Line</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab, as appropriate.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to add another Legend element.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Style Options</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Style Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [ ... ]</span><span class="f_BodyText"> to display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Style Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog, on which you can modify a Legend title, font size, background color and border color. If you choose default options for the colors, the Legend automatically assumes colors based on the diagram background color.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="legendstyleoptions.png" width="304" height="226" border="0" alt="LegendStyleOptions"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Style Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog and again on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Legend</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog. The Legend displays on the diagram.</span></p>




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